Hair-drying apparatus



Jan. 17, 1933. A, SALM 1,894,709

.HAIR DRYING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 10. 1930 '50 .of jthehead of a person Faienited 17, 1933 "UNITED STATES nnrnnn or nnunswrcx,

GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO 8b BRUNS, LUDWIG STOLBERG NACHE, OF BRUNSWICK, GER-MANY arn-name APPARATUS- Application filed November 10, 1930, Serial No. 494,730, and in Germany September 8, 1929.

I have filed application in Germany September 5, 1929. My invention relates to improvementsin hair-drying apparatus, and more particularly inapparatus of the type comprising a set of tubular members arranged in the form of a hood and adapted to be placed on the hair of the person, the said pipes having a supply of a hair-drying fluid such as hotair an mbeing formed with holes through which the said fluid is directed on the hair.- Qne of the objects of the improvements is to provide an apparatus of this type'which is constructedso that the hair can be properly arranged while placing the drying apparatus on the head, so that the hair can be observed while drying. Another object of the improvements is to construct the hair-drying apparatus so that it may be conveniently carried so on the head of the person. Finally an object oi the improvements is to provide an apparatus in which some of the drying members and more particularly the one acting on the lowermost portions of the hair may be thrown as out of operation. With these and other objects in view my invention consists in constructing the hair-drying apparatus with tubular members which are movablerelatively to each other and which are connected to the so common holder havin a-supply of the heat- I ing fluid. In the pre erred construction the apparatus comprises a lurality oi annular tubular members place coaxially one above the other to form a body similar to a hood, and

, as jointed to a common tubular member having a supply-of a heating fluid.

For the purpose oi explaining the invention an example embodying the same has been shown in the Y accompanying drawing in 40 which the same reference characters have been used in all the views to indicate corresponding parts. In said drawing I Fi ..1 is a sectional elevation taken on the line -I'oi Fig. 2 and showing the hair-dry- 'ing apparatus, and a Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

In the example shown in the drawing the hair-drying apparatus comprises a tu ular member a curved substantially along the form and made integral pipes or lugs 9 formed on the tubular member sup ly-to the individual pipes b, one of the sai valves being indicated at g.

with an extension z adapted to be connected w1th a hot air supply. To the tubular extension '5 a ring 0 is secured which is joined to a suitable support 70, the said ring being adapted to be rocked on the support is for setting the tubular member into the desired position. To the tubular member a a plurality of annular pipes b are jointed, the ends (2 of the said pipes extending into the tubular member a as is shown in Fig. 2 in dotted lines. Thus the annular pipes can be rocked from the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines into the position shown in dotted lines. The uppermost annular pipe I) is ada ted to be supported when in operative position on a hook-shaped extension 6 of the tubular mem- I her a, and all the pipes b are adapted to be held in the proper positions by suitable means such as chains 7'' successively connectingthe a. To the bottom part of the tubular member a'short pipes h are secured, which are in position for drying the hair of the neck of the person.

For regulating the supply of drying fluid to the apparatus a butterfly valve 1) is provided in the tubular extension 2', and similar valves may be provided within the tubular member a for more or less throttling the air The apparatus is used as-follows:

The apparatus is placed on the head of the person with the annular pipes 12 directed upwardlyas is shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines, and the tubular member a bearing on the rear part of the head. Now the pipes are successively rocked downwardly and on the head while arranging the hair below the same. After all the'pipes have thus been arranged hot air is supplied to the tubular member a, 2' which hot air is delivered from the pipes 71 through holes 1' made in the pipes b and k. If desired, the lowermost pipe. b is not rocked downwardly.

I- claim:

1. A hair-drying apparatus, comprising a tubular member for supplying air under pressure, a plurality of pipes in the form of annuli communicating with said tubular 105 member said pipes approximately fitting the human head and being movable relatively to each other and to said tubular member, said pipes having holes for the delivery of a drying medium towards said head and flexible means connecting said pipes at a point remote from said tubular member.

2. A hair-drying apparatus, comprising a tubular member for supplying a drying medium, and a plurality of pipes in the form of incomplete rings having their open ends pivotally supported by and comunicating with said tubular member said pipes being simultaneously movable into closely juxta posed vertical idle position and also movable with respect to each other, said pipes being formed with holes for the delivery of the drying medium towards the head.

3. A hair-drying apparatus, comprising a tubular member for supplying a drying medium, a series of superposed pipes in the form of said tubular member,'said rings being movable relative to one another and being formed with holes for the delivery of the drying medium towards the head.

. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' ALFRED SALM.

with said tubular member for movement into I and out of operative positions, and means for supporting said pipes in spaced relation to each other, including flexible connections'between adjacent pipes.

5. A hair-drying apparatus, comprising a tubular member for supplying a drying medium, a set of superposed pipes in the form. of

concentric annuli rockingly connected with 7 said tubular member and communicating therewith, the diameter of the annuli increasing successively from the top part of said hair-drying apparatus towards the bottom part thereof. 1

6. A hair-drying apparatus comprising a hollow air-supplying member, a plurality of superposed annu ar pipes adapted to enclrcle the head and connected to said member for rocking movement on horizontal axes from a substantially upright inoperative position toward a lower operative position, the pipes being relatively movable whereby the hair may be held in place by a pipe while the free hair is being arranged. v

.7. A hair-drying apparatus, comprising a tubular member for supplying a drying medium, a plurality of superposed plpes in the form of incomplete rings adapted to partially encircle the head, each ring having two ends communicating with said tubular member, said rings spaced one above another along 

